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Opened at the Music Box Theatre on September 16, 2025, and played 110 performances.
Record sleeve, 2025
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Opened on September 16
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Set in Africa All 5 shows
Golden Dawn takes place in East Africa during the First World War. Tarzan is raised by gorillas in West Africa. Aida is ancient Egypt and Nubia. Timbuktu! moves Kismet's Baghdad to West Africa. The Lion King never names a country, only a savanna.
- Golden Dawn 1927
- Timbuktu! 1978
- The Lion King 1997
- Aida 2000
- Tarzan 2006
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